Where you shop in the new Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge coming to Disneyland will depend on whether you favor the light side of the Force, lean to the dark side or prefer to keep you options open.

Theme park visitors will be able to pick their team and dress the part. Are you a First Order sympathizer? A Resistance loyalist? Or a rogue scoundrel hoping to mix in with the villagers?

Your allegiance will determine where you shop for clothing, accessories and supplies in the Black Spire Outpost village on the Star Wars planet of Batuu, the setting for the new 14-acre themed lands coming to the Anaheim theme park and Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Florida.

Those loyal to the good guys will find everything they need at Resistance Supply. Bad guy sympathizers will gravitate to First Order Cargo. Scoundrels and villagers will head to Black Spire Outfitters.

Because of Disneyland’s costume policy, guests over the age of 13 will not be able to wear some items of Star Wars clothing while in the park.

Galaxy’s Edge apparel shops will sell clothing inspired by movie wardrobe pieces to help visitors live their own immersive Star Wars story. Disney’s merchandise team worked closely with Lucasfilm’s archives division to turn costumes from the “Star Wars” cinematic universe into authentic-looking clothing. If they opt to participate, visitors to the new land will play a role in a continually developing story line that evolves and progresses throughout the day.

First Order troops arrived in Black Spire Outpost a few weeks ago in search of Resistance soldiers rumored to be hiding in the forest next to the village, according to the backstory created for the land. Villagers have been gossiping about the shifting alliances of their neighbors and whispering about the loyalties of outsiders dropping in from Fantasyland and Frontierland.

How you dress says a lot about which side of the conflict you’re on. Let’s take a closer look at the three clothiers in Black Spire Outpost.

First Order Cargo

A menacing gunmetal grey First Order TIE fighter, never before seen in any “Star Wars” movie, will serve as the entry marque for First Order Cargo. Stormtroopers have set up the temporary shop in Docking Bay 9 of the Black Spire village.

Concept art shows a gray interior cast in an eerie blue glow from stark overhead lighting. Red flags bearing the First Order insignia hang from the ceiling. Stormtrooper helmets, Kylo Ren masks and First Order blasters fill the store’s shelves and displays. An intimidating stormtrooper with his rifle at the ready stands guard near the front of the store. Shiny black R2-unit droids with silver trim wait nearby.

The store will be run by First Order troops from the 709 Legion, also known as the Red Fury. The shop doubles as a propaganda outpost where the First Order will try to win the hearts and minds of locals in Black Spire Outpost.

Shoppers can purchase First Order recruitment gear and supplies such as helmets, armor, pins, patches, caps, model ships and memorabilia.

Merchandise is expected to include TIE fighter and AT-ST walker toys, stormtrooper action figures and First Order logo clothing.

Resistance Supply will be a makeshift depot at a hidden command post that will sell rebel gear and supplies in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. (Courtesy of Disney)

Resistance Supply

The Resistance has set up a military outpost in the nearby forest to avoid detection by stormtroopers stationed at the First Order base in the village. X-wing and A-wing fighters sit partially hidden in the woods near the rebel camp. High-tech military gear is scattered amid the trees and a warren of cavernous tunnels carved by an ancient civilization.

The Resistance has been hiding in the woods for a few weeks. Everything has a temporary nature to it, ready to be swept up by the rebels as soon as they receive the signal for the next mission.

Resistance Supply serves as a makeshift depot at the hidden command post as well as a gift shop for rebel gear and supplies in Galaxy’s Edge. The secret Resistance post also doubles as recruiting station for those who want to join the cause and help defeat the First Order.

Concept art shows an impromptu market that looks like a cross between a swap meet and a garage sale. Camouflaged kiosks with fold-up sides and patchwork tents serve as improvised storefronts in the shadow of a towering rock outcropping. Pilots, soldiers and droids mill about the slap-dash retail shop. Battle helmets sit atop cargo crates scattered throughout the camp.

Want to blend in with the locals? Getting ready to head out from Batuu on a smuggling run aboard the Millennium Falcon? Hoping to avoid the notice of that bounty hunter looking to collect a few galactic credits from you in Oga’s Cantina?

Black Spire Outfitters will offer a wide selection of clothing to help you look like a Batuuan.

The apparel shop in the outdoor marketplace will sell a line of handmade robes, tunics, hooded scarves and belts based on wardrobe pieces from “Star Wars” films.

Employee costumes

Disneyland workers will build their own personas, backstories and wardrobes to help them become inhabitants of Black Spire Outpost.

Employees dressed as villagers will get to choose from a mix-and-match collection of costumes that can be assembled into 80 combinations. Cast members will get to pick their own pieces from a selection of tunics, wraps and vests as well as accessories like necklaces, scarves, hats and belts.

The First Order and Resistance looks will be more pre-determined for employees. The bad guy First Order soldiers will wear sleek military-style uniforms. The good guy Resistance rebels will wear flight crew gear with a jacket, vest and goggles on their hat.

Brady MacDonald is a theme park reporter for the Orange County Register and the Southern California News Group. He’s covered the theme park industry for more than 25 years. He writes about Disney, Universal, Six Flags, SeaWorld, Cedar Fair and Legoland parks in Southern California, across the United States and around the world. As a member of the SCNG Features team, he also writes about entertainment, travel, pop culture, music, restaurants and craft beer.

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